Berkeley cadets visit ropes course

Cadets from Det. 085, University of California, Berkeley traverse the Lake Heron Challenge Ropes Course in Napa, Calif. Sept. 29. The cadets tested their strength, leadership and teamwork skills during the course. (Air Force courtesy photo)

Berkeley cadets visit ropes course

Cadets from Det. 085, University of California, Berkeley traverse the Lake Heron Challenge Ropes Course in Napa, Calif. Sept. 29. The cadets tested their strength, leadership and teamwork skills during the course. (Air Force courtesy photo)

'Chalk' it up to luck, AFROTC Cadet receives rare opportunity

Amanda Heller, an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from the University of Iowa, was recently chosen from over 150 Iowa cadets to support President Barack Obama in his recent trip to Iowa City. Cadet Heller was selected to place the wheel chalks around Air Force One’s nose landing gear. This task is a symbolic gesture welcoming the President to his destination and ensuring the aircraft does not shift while parked. Amanda, a future Air Force officer and aspiring Office of Special Investigations agent, spent half the day with the support agencies not only learning her duties with Air Force One, but also learning about the responsibilities of those who support the President and what it takes to become part of this multiagency team. Cadet Heller is slated to graduate this May with a degree in Anthropology. (Courtesy photo)

Det. 890 Cadet Impresses at the Air Force Marathon

From left to right: University of Virginia Det. 890 cadets Sara Anderson, Kellie Dowling and Katie Olsonowski recently participated in the Air Force Marathon, held in Dayton, Ohio. Cadet Dowling finished in first place in her age group and fourth out of 1,065 women overall. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force ROTC Cadet selected for NASA Antarctica Mission

Cadet Stephen Emmons, Detachment 867, Norwich University Reserve Officer Training Corps, takes shelter in his igloo near Lake Joyce, a NASA research station located in Pearce Valley, Antarctica. Cadet Emmons was selected by NASA to collect soil, ice and water samples from Antarctica for an environmental mission to better understand the planet. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force ROTC Cadet selected for NASA Antarctica Mission

Cadet Stephen Emmons, Detachment 867, Norwich University Reserve Officer Training Corps, stands next to a meteorological station he designed and built at Lake Joyce, a NASA research station located in Pearce Valley, Antarctica. Cadet Emmons was selected by NASA to collect soil, ice and water samples from Antarctica for an environmental mission to better understand the planet. (Courtesy photo)